About Ratnari Village

Ratnari is a mid sized village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 387 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratnari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratnari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	292.78 hectares
Population	744
Male Population	387
Female Population	357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratnari compares

By the 2011 count Ratnari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 292.78 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ratnari

Ratnari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratnari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratnari from other places

Ratnari lies about 38 km from Shimla. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ratnari
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	38 km

Villages closest to Ratnari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ratnari

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratnari village had a population of 744. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Ratnari village has 387 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratnari has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ratnari is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratnari covers 292.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratnari falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ratnari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratnari.

Ratnari is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratnari is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.